#4241 [fvt]2.8.5:mknb command returned error code: 255.

[junxiaw]

How to reproduce:

1. down the latest build on ppc64 env.
   p6ml4n05:/tmp/xcat-core # uname -a
   Linux p6ml4n05 3.0.76-0.11-ppc64 #1 SMP Fri Jun 14 08:21:43 UTC 2013 (ccab990) ppc64 ppc64 ppc64 GNU/Linux
   p6ml4n05:/tmp/xcat-core #

2. install the build.
   zypper update
   Installing: xCAT-server-4:2.9-snap201407312237 [done]
   Installing: xCAT-2.9-snap201407312237 [done]
   Additional rpm output:
   The 'mknb ppc64' command returned error code: 255.
   ----------------------->error info
   get info from fix for bug 4150: modify xCAT-genesis-scripts.spec, xCAT-genesis-base.spec and xcatconfig to not run mknb tw

[junxiaw]

Updating : 4:xCAT-server-2.8.5-snap201407290223.noarch 6/14
Updating : xCAT-2.8.5-snap201407290224.ppc64 7/14
The 'mknb ppc64' command returned error code: 255.
Updating : 4:xCAT-test-2.8.5-snap201407290224.noarch 8/14
Cleanup : xCAT-2.8.4-snap201402170045.ppc64 9/14
Cleanup : 4:xCAT-server-2.8.4-snap201402170043.noarch 10/14
Cleanup : 4:xCAT-client-2.8.4-snap201402170042.noarch 11/14
Cleanup : 4:perl-xCAT-2.8.4-snap201402170042.noarch 12/14
Cleanup : 4:xCAT-buildkit-2.8.4-snap201402170044.noarch 13/14
Cleanup :
---------------->2.8.5 still have the bug

[yangsong]

might related to this commit:
commit 99d7a6d3fad1f626855d48be1f5d525b678cebdc
Author: ligc liguangc@cn.ibm.com
Date: Sun Jul 27 22:43:38 2014 -0400

fix for bug 4150: modify xCAT-genesis-scripts.spec, xCAT-genesis-base.spec and xcatconfig to not run mknb tw

[Guang Cheng Li]

Fixed in 2.8.5 and 2.9.

2.8.5: commit e2ec591723b1dbadbafd45a47228fce012702d7d
2.9: commit 3e1316d9a64121c02e69a86d919278c829271246